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Wearable devices harvest user brain data for AI training without consent

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Wearable device manufacturers are collecting users' brain data, primarily through EEG headsets, to train artificial intelligence models. This practice is occurring without explicit user consent or notification, raising significant privacy concerns. The data harvesting is being conducted by companies in the consumer electronics sector, highlighting a potential ethical gap in the development of AI technologies. AI

IMPACT Raises ethical questions about data privacy and consent in AI development, potentially leading to calls for new regulations.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses privacy concerns related to AI training data collection by wearable device makers, which falls under commentary on AI ethics and safety.

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Wearable devices harvest user brain data for AI training without consent

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Science: Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train # AI - without telling users https://www. science.org/content/article/we arable-device-makers

    Science: Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train # AI - without telling users https://www. science.org/content/article/we arable-device-makers-are-harvesting-brain-data-train-ai-without-telling-users # NeuroAI # EEG

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Scramble for your brain data # Wearable device makers are harvesting # brain data to train # AI —without telling users In a yearlong investigation, Science revi

    Scramble for your brain data # Wearable device makers are harvesting # brain data to train # AI —without telling users In a yearlong investigation, Science reviewed dozens of consumer neurotech privacy policies and spoke to neurotech experts, companies, and users to understand ho…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    Consumer brain wave headsets threaten privacy https://www. science.org/content/article/we arable-device-makers-are-harvesting-brain-data-train-ai-without-tellin

    Consumer brain wave headsets threaten privacy https://www. science.org/content/article/we arable-device-makers-are-harvesting-brain-data-train-ai-without-telling-users?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F # ai # brain # google # science

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